9.17.09 | Milwaukee, WI | Emcor subsidiary, Illingworth-Kilgust Mechanical, Inc. was named an MSCA GreenStar Contractor by Mechanical Services Contractors of America. Only 26 MSCA contractors across the country have achieved GreenStar status to date, including two EMCOR companies, The Fagan Company and EMCOR Services Mesa Energy.
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9.16.09 | Grand Rapids, MI | Steelcase Inc. received LEED Platinum certification for its Grand Rapids, MI, WorkLab. Launched in November 2008, it is the first showroom in the office furniture industry to achieve the highest ranking available. WorkLab operates on 100% green power and its high-performance insulating glass and roof systems increase the building’s thermal performance.
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9.15.09 | Cerritos, CA | Encore (formerly Encore Seating) launched Memento, its new chair for conference rooms, executive suites and workstations. Designed with a slender, contemporary profile, Momento marks the brand's first use of knit suspension material in a breathable elastomeric fabric with stretch and recovery properties. Memento is available either fully upholstered or with a choice of seven solid or multi-color knit suspension backs.
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9.15.09 | Emeryville, CA | SCS joined a panel of international experts to address US and European indoor emissions testing and certification protocols. The panel discussion held during Healthy Buildings 2009 in Syracuse, NY, is the first of its kind to share information between USA and Europe, to compare test protocols and emissions limits used in the United States, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, France and more. The group hopes to coordinate laboratory testing requirements and outline a set of unified protocols, so that a manufacturer may truthfully tout its products as a "low-emitting material" in countries on both sides of the Atlantic.
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